The ongoing walkway project *trigger warning*

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 09/22/2019 at 19:28 • Filed to: None

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I think pictures speak louder than words. Keep in mind, this is all the *finished* work, not the before photos.

Zoom in and count the number of details that bother you. We’ll make a game out of it

There are many different ways they could have anchored this post here (keep in mind, they poured a new slab) and they chose.... This.

With how high the taxes are in this “prestigious” area, and how much this project has cost the homeowners, this entire railing should be milled out of a block of magnesium.

But hey, this is good too!

“Welp, I think we’re done for the day! If we leave now we’ll make it to Arby’s for the lunch special!”

Hey, this doesn’t look SO bad...

ENHANCE

Those new beams will allegedly remain unpainted

Pencil marks, missing hardware, and paint splatter.

Alternate title - “We’ve got a $500 budget and need walkways for 80 units”

Discerning > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:36

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All of that is awful. Simply awful

CB > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:36

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An attempt was made.

Allegedly.

AestheticsInMotion > Discerning 09/22/2019 at 19:38

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At least get matching hardware

Svend > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:39

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Bloody hell, my city council do a far better job than that, and that's saying something. 

AestheticsInMotion > CB 09/22/2019 at 19:39

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I also liked opening up my door one morning and seeing.... No stairs. I had to hang off my second floor deck and drop down to leave.

I want to get away from the city

gmctavish needs more space > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:42

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Good lord. That’s almost worse than the build quality of the new fourplex next door to me

CB > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:43

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Have you ever considered rural Saskatchewan?

Most people haven’t. That’s what makes it appealing.

AestheticsInMotion > CB 09/22/2019 at 19:45

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I'm thinking build a cabin somewhere deep in BC

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:46

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Wow just lean on it a little and the whole thing will fall apart.

facw > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:49

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See you posted all of those things, but I’m confused why that center railing section is even there until you get to the stair case. It seems like it serves no purpose except getting in the way. That striped walkway would be a lot more useful if it wasn’t bisected by a stupid railing.

AestheticsInMotion > gmctavish needs more space 09/22/2019 at 19:49

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Despite working with builders and craftsman in various capacities for the past 7 years or so.... I can think of only one painter (retired), one tile guy (old boss), and one general contractor that I would be comfortable recommending to anyone. Seven years, hundreds of companies, and I have a list... Of three people.

Seattle is weird 

AestheticsInMotion > facw 09/22/2019 at 19:52

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Oh, that center thing was a new addition. As far as I can tell, it’s only purpose is to add additional steps between my car and front door.

Or maybe piss off people in wheelchairs. 

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/22/2019 at 19:52

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Believe me the thought has crossed my mind

gmctavish needs more space > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:53

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I can believe that. Hot markets mean people lower their standards. Here at least, people value flash over actual quality and substance, so there’s tons of shit work being done. 

MM54 > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:55

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Oh dear

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 19:56

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Ages ago, I was involved with a fairly expensive deck railing project for a single family home. White painted aluminum system with frosted glass. I was in charge of measuring and producing a crudely drawn plan view for the layout and post positions, and final glass sizes. A month later, the project manager calls me, “Heyyyyyy do you think you could look at these posts for me and tell me if it’s alright? I think one is a liiiiiittle off.” You didn’t even need a level or laser. You could see it from a mile away. One post — these are 32" tall mind you — was 3/8" out of plumb, the next was 1/4" in the opposite direction. When you looked down the longest length of the system (21'), the caps were about as straight as Elton John. There some many inexplicable shims... Why would they shim  them to be out of plumb? I told the guy we would fix it and we did.  Also, if you MUST shim, use outdoor silicone/caulking at the base so it doesn't look like ass.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 20:00

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This is what happened when you take he lowest bidder. 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > gmctavish needs more space 09/22/2019 at 20:01

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Cutting labor increases profit margins and buyers/owners are complicit in the practice. Ever had a lady scream in your face because a product was $200 more expensive than she wanted to pay in a 2 million dollar home? I sure have.

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/22/2019 at 20:01

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Wait, so they shimmed it out of plumb? Did they not have a laser, or...? 

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 20:04

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That is my theory, yes, because nothing makes sense. Sometimes my job was fun like that. It was almost like detective work. Stuff going wrong happen, b ut it’s the WHY that got to me.

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/22/2019 at 20:06

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Probably wouldn't make any friends, but I bet being an inspector could be entertaining 

pip bip - choose Corrour > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 20:11

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that’s just blatant fraud from the construction company

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 20:11

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If people don’t want their shit called out, they should try not doing a shitty job and walking away.

You are correct about the friendship thing.

Aremmes > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/22/2019 at 20:45

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I read that in Tom Papa's voice.

benjrblant > AestheticsInMotion 09/22/2019 at 22:36

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This is so bad it needs a buffer image.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 09/23/2019 at 00:32

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Hey, I still have the photos! Can you see what I’m talking about?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 09/23/2019 at 01:58

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It’s fucking terrifying. I hate hiring people to do anything on my house because I’m afraid they’ll make it worse than it already is (which it is due to the poor quality assembly in the first place).

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > gmctavish needs more space 09/23/2019 at 02:01

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Eh, it’s systemic. It has been going on since well before this market was ever hot. It’s this boomtown mentality that nothing matters because you’ll be leaving for somewhere else in a few years anyway. Most people seem to be transient here.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 09/23/2019 at 02:02

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If it wasn’t freakishly hard to get Canadian citizenship for a US citizen, I’d have done that many years ago...

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 06:54

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And maybe use shims made from some sort of metal to boot.  Masonry shims are a bad idea.  At least that’s what those look like, chunks of brick.  Yikes.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 06:56

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Same guys that set the fence in the background I presume?  Wow, just wow.  Something so simple.  

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 09/23/2019 at 09:44

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No that's my shadow

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 23:33

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Oof. That's... Pretty terrible